Advanced piano jazz lessons with Manuel Rocheman

One year to perfect your piano skills with Manuel Rocheman!

The aim of the course is to acquire greater freedom in musical improvisation on the piano by perfecting mainly jazz standards. It is aimed at all pianists who already have a background in jazz, i.e. who have already practiced jazz improvisation. Manuel Rocheman

Intended audience: intermediate to advanced pianists.

Program: principles and perfecting improvisation, mainly on jazz standards, modes, improvising on passing chords, dividing the octave into 3: improvising on ‘Coltrane changes’ sequences, harmonisation, voicings and transposition, tradition and knowledge of the repertoire, phrasing, relief, emphasising the melody in harmonisation, the role of the piano in accompaniment within the group, different types of accompaniment, improvising on unusual structures, perfecting piano technique.

It was a very interesting experience for me, the courses are very interesting and enriching! Many things are learned and perfected here, for example:

1. Manuel’s approach to jazz (voicings, improvisation, patterns, swing, placement)
2. placement of voicings
3. integration of new chord sequences on the traditional II V I (giant steps, countdown) and II min 5b (personal voicings Manuel)
4. analysis of the way we play and constructive criticism
5. original standards studied (Jarret, Petru…) Fabrice Kormao, student of Manuel Rocheman.

Organisation: classes take place every three weeks from October to June (for a total of 10 classes lasting 1 hour, or 10 hours) in small groups of no more than 5 students, on Mondays from 12.15pm to 1.15pm.

Price: €555 for the public – €425 for students enrolled in a full course at IMEP

Information and enrolment: To register, please download the document and return it completed to us at info@imep.pro. Please note that the teacher will organise a meeting on Monday 30 September or 7 October 2024 between 12:15 and 13:15 to confirm your level